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Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Study Says Parental Concerns Rise Over HPV Vaccine

A new study has revealed that a growing number of US parents oppose doctors' recommendations to vaccinate teenage girls against human papillomavirus (HPV). Parents cited reasons such as believing their child was too young or not sexually active, concerns about safety and side effects, or lack of knowledge about the vaccine, said the study in the journal Pediatrics. In 2008, 40 percent of parents surveyed said they did not want the HPV vaccine for their ...


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